14th Ron Lemire Symposium on Contemporary Pediatric Critical Care
Schedule
Fri Oct 24 2025 at 07:30 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Seattle Children's Hospital, Wright Auditorium | Seattle, WA
About this Event
Welcome to the 14th Ron Lemire Northwest Symposium On Contemporary Pediatric Critical Care! Join us at Seattle Children's Hospital, Wright Auditorium for a day filled with insightful presentations on innovations in pediatric surgery and anesthesiology impacting pediatric critical care and neonatology. This event is a fantastic opportunity to stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in pediatric critical care and connect with colleagues who share your passion for providing the best care for critically ill children. Don't miss out on this exciting event!
Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this symposium participants will
- Explore innovations in pediatric surgery and anesthesiology that may impact delivery of pediatric critical care.
- Discuss critical care best practices for surgery to ICU handoff.
- Evaluate emerging approaches to minimize post-operative complications in critically ill children.
- Assess the care pathway for urgent/emergent surgery consultation for select unstable, critically ill children .
Who Should Attend:
All pediatric critical care providers (nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, social work, nutritionists, OT/PT/ST) will find value in this symposium. It is likely that pediatric subspecialty care providers in general will also find the course interesting. Anyone interested in pediatric acute and critical care is invited to attend.
Accreditation
Seattle Children’s is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association CME Accreditation Committee to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Seattle Children’s designates this live education activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity meets the criteria for up to 6 hours of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.
Agenda
🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Welcome; Remembering Ron Lemire
Host: Jerry Zimmerman, MD, PhD, MCCM
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Innovation and Evolution in Pediatric Anesthesia
Host: David M. Polaner, MD, FAAP
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Ophthalmology in the Critical Care Setting
Host: Laura C. Huang, MD
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Innovations in Airway Critical Care
Host: Sanjay R. Parikh, MD, FACS
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA)
Host: Samuel Rice-Townsend, MD, FAAP, FACS
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Opioid Associated Neurotoxicity in Children
Host: Matthew J. Recker, MD
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Surgical Coaching, A Platform for Robotic Surgical Innovation
Host: Nicolas Fernandez, MD, PhD, FACS
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Lunch
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Recognizing & Managing Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Critically Ill Kids
Host: Steven Lee, MD, MBA
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Orthopaedic Spine Care in the PICU
Host: Jennifer M. Bauer MD, MS
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Advances in Pediatric Burn and Trauma Care
Host: Barclay T. Stewart, MD PhD FACS
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Break
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Blood Conservation in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Successes and Challenges
Host: Lyubomyr Bohuta, MD, PhD
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Conclusion
Host: Jerry Zimmerman, MD, PhD, MCCM
Where is it happening?
Seattle Children's Hospital, Wright Auditorium, 4800 Sand Point Way Northeast, Seattle, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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